The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-10-21
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


schools is $11,545,00O, and that since 1880
the number of public schools has been in
creased from 49, 900 to 61,583.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Richmond, Va, Judge Bond fined Attor-
ney-GeneraI Ayres $500 for bringing suits
under the law known as the coupon
crusher," in disobedience of his injunction
order, and committed him to the custody
of the marshal until the fine is paid. He
also fined the Commonwealth's attorneys
of Fauquier and Loudon counties for DISC
beying the same order, and committed
them until the fines are paid, and the suits
brought are dismissed.
Peanut-raising has been commenced on
the James river Iowlands near Scottsville,
Va, by an enterprising firm.
A. J. Coin, of Monroe County, Ga, shot
W. Hand through the head a few days
ago, killing him. 1t was the result of
family feud.
Mayor Reed of Louisville, KY, has
caused a sensation by announcing that it
is his intention to indict the Louisville Gas
Company for using money in the election
of State legislators.
JAS. Neil Brennan has been arrested and
lodged in Jail at Waynesboro, Tenn, for
robbing the mail. The particul ars of the
crime are not given.
The United States Supreme Court
case of Attorney General Ayers and the
two commonwealth attorneys of Virginia
who were imprisoned at Richmond for
disregarding the orders of Judge Bond in
the coupon -crusher litigation.
A delegation from John A. Andrews
Post, G. A. R., of Boston, recently visited
Richmond, Va, and presented each of this
ten officers of Robert E. Lee Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, with a handsome
sword bearing this inscription: "From
John a. Andrews Post, No Is, g. A. R.,
to Robert E. Lee Camp, COnfed crate
Veterans"
Lawrence Miller, a young farmer, was
killed near Owensboro, KY, few days
ago. He was engaged in hauling logs to
the river to be RATED. He had three logs
on the bank to be rolled, and stepped in
front of them, when they rolled over him,
crushing him to death. He was twenty
five years old and unmarried.
The municipal election at Chattanooga,
Tenn, resulted in the election of John B.
Nicklin, Democrat and an ex-FederaI
soldier, as mayor by 116 majority, and the
election of the entire Republican alder
manic ticket by about 500 majority. The
city was wild with excitement election
night. On a strict party vote the Repub-
ican majority is about 1,200.
A horrible case of suicide occurred at
1oulSNl1l03 N.Y. d lew nl2uGS ago N1au-
rice Simmons, book-keeper in the liquor
house of Octave Rassinier, was found
with his head almost severed from his
body. The instrument used was a razor.
The cause is stated to have been traceable
TO domestic troubles.
The President and party were warmly
received and entertained at Memphis,
Tenn.
William Harvey, son Of Rev. W. P. Har-
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lege, shot James H. Coleman at Harrods-
burg, KY, few nights ago. The young
men were in the pool-rOom of the National
Hotel, and got into a dispute over a game
of pool when, it is said, Coleman called
Harvey a liar, and the two clinched, when
Harvey shot him twice.
The New Orleans Picayasne processes to
believe the increase of murder, highway
robberies, and other violent crimes in
Texas of late is due to the law prohibi iting
the carrying of pistols. 1t says that this
foolish law only disarms orderly and law
abiding people, while the robbers, the
roughs and the rascaIs generally take ad
vantage of the defenseless condition of
the rest of the community.
Colonel G. W. Anderson, late assistant
postmaster at Savannah, Ga. entered
Postmaster Lamar's private Office a few
days ago and challenged him to fight at
ten PAGES. Hot words and blows followed.
They were finally parted, but Colonel An
derson was badly beaten in the face. The
trouble grew out of the recent examina-
tion of Colonel AndersOn's accounts, which
were alleged to be $1,000 short.
Van Emerson, the thirteen-year- son
Of Postmaster Emerson of Malvern, Ark,
has been the means of illustrating the
foolish overconffdence of a doting father
holding a Government position in the
honesty of his offspring. Young Emer-
son was few days ago detected in rifing
the mails of registered letters, his pecula-
tions extending, it is believed, over several
months of time. The amount he got is
not stated.
Mr.. Benjamin Atwood residing near Ex-
celsior Ca, has daughter twelve years
old, who is quite an exception. She has
lust completed a quilt which contains
2,17G pieces. She has a very good literary
education as well as extensive knowledge
of household duties. The first day she
picked cotton this season she gathered Ill
pounds, sea island, which is more than
double her weight.
An unfortunate casualty happened a
few days ago on the National Cemetery
road, about one mile from Vicksburg, Miss.
James and Henry Haver, cousins, had
been cunning, and while James was walk
ing in advance of Henry, with his gun
over his shoulder, it was accidentally dis
charged, the entire load entering the un-
fortuate boy's ear, killing him instantly
Two or three years ago John Miles, a
widOwer, and his son, of BarbOurville, KY,
marie sisters, the Mis- ses West, and for
a time every thing went along nicely. Re-
Gently the closely-related families decided
upon a new order Of affairs. The son took
his wife back to her fathers house, and,
taking his fathers wife, who was his step
mother and sister-in-law at the same
time, he went to st. Louis. Jim's wife
lived at her fathers day or two, but sub
sequently packed her trunk and went to
Jim's father to take the place of her sis
ter aid mother-in-law.
The Memphis telepone war is over.
The Americas (Ga.) Recorder reports
that at a coIored baptism near that place
On a recent Sabbath the candidates for
babtism were formed in line, single file,
and forty-seven were immersed in exact
" nineteen minutes by the watch. 1t is
probably the fastest time on record in that
line.
The announcement of the victory of the
Volunteer was received with cheers in
Charleston, s. c., and The Net0s and
Courier remarks: "There is enough Of
love for the Union in Charleston to rejoice
that New England has held her own
against old England just as she did over a
century ago."
Mat Marble, charged with murder, died
in jail at Fort Smith, Ark.
Physicians at Tampa, Fla, do not agree
as to the disease that has caused such a
panic there. Some pronounce il yellow
fever and others dengue. The chief Of the
quarantine division of the Marine Hos
pital Bureau at Washington says that if
it is the latter there is no cause for alarm
Wm- Van Meter a farm hand, went to
the home Of Vim. RowIes, another farm
Iaborer, near Louisville, KY, few nights
ago, aud assaulted the latter with fence
rail. He was drunk, and Bowles, 70 de
fsnd himself, seized pistol and shot i1.s